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c._n 59_o by_o these_o and_o other_o such_o art_n they_o increase_v their_o faction_n and_o make_v it_o formidable_a not_o only_o to_o the_o bishop_n but_o to_o the_o emperor_n himself_o by_o who_o care_n and_o good_a government_n though_o the_o limb_n of_o the_o faction_n be_v cut_v off_o yet_o the_o head_n and_o the_o heart_n remain_v still_o and_o with_o innumerable_a affront_n and_o vexation_n do_v they_o grieve_v that_o good_a emperor_n who_o as_o much_o as_o in_o they_o lay_v they_o have_v slay_v in_o anoint_v in_o in_o the_o language_n of_o optatus_n they_o do_v occidere_fw-la oleum_fw-la slay_v he_o with_o the_o sword_n of_o their_o tongue_n and_o handle_v he_o as_o if_o he_o have_v not_o be_v the_o lord_n anoint_v his_o reputation_n and_o tantum_fw-la non_fw-la with_o violent_a hand_n bring_v down_o his_o gray_a hair_n with_o sorrow_n to_o the_o grave_a in_o the_o 65._o year_n of_o his_o age_n and_o the_o 31th_o of_o his_o empire_n but_o their_o malicious_a spirit_n survive_v 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his_o prayer_n from_o god_n oravit_fw-la donatus_n &_o respondit_fw-la ei_fw-la deus_fw-la è_fw-la coelo_fw-la and_o that_o as_o many_o as_o suffer_v violent_a death_n in_o defence_n of_o the_o good_a old_a cause_n shall_v have_v a_o crown_n of_o martyrdom_n and_o for_o their_o encouragement_n white_a altar_n or_o memorial_n be_v erect_v to_o their_o honour_n and_o great_a commendation_n of_o they_o be_v celebrate_v iâ—_n public_a assembly_n 348._o anno_fw-la 348._o now_o constans_n the_o emperor_n be_v mindful_a of_o his_o father_n charge_n and_o in_o imitation_n of_o his_o example_n send_v paulus_n and_o macarius_n with_o some_o gift_n and_o alm_n to_o the_o church_n of_o africa_n but_o with_o a_o commission_n also_o to_o endeavour_v the_o unity_n of_o those_o church_n whereof_o donatus_n have_v intelligence_n although_o those_o legate_n who_o optatus_n call_v operarios_fw-la unitatis_fw-la do_v in_o a_o friendly_a manner_n apply_v themselves_o to_o he_o first_o offer_v he_o to_o partake_v of_o the_o emperor_n bounty_n and_o then_o persuade_v he_o to_o embrace_v peace_n and_o unity_n with_o the_o catholic_n bishop_n
as_o the_o emperor_n have_v give_v they_o instruction_n he_o not_o only_o refuse_v to_o accept_v of_o the_o emperor_n largess_n but_o return_v many_o opprobrious_a speech_n quid_fw-la est_fw-la imperatori_fw-la cum_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la what_o have_v the_o emperor_n to_o do_v with_o the_o church_n aut_fw-la quid_fw-la est_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la cum_fw-la regibus_fw-la seculi_fw-la quos_fw-la nunquam_fw-la nisi_fw-la invidos_fw-la christianitas_fw-la sensit_fw-la &_o multa_fw-la maledicta_fw-la effudit_fw-la or_o what_o have_v the_o church_n to_o do_v with_o the_o king_n of_o this_o world_n who_o have_v be_v always_o adversary_n to_o christianity_n and_o so_o he_o reject_v the_o emperor_n proposition_n for_o peace_n with_o as_o much_o pride_n and_o contempt_n as_o the_o emperor_n do_v with_o humility_n and_o charity_n offer_v they_o there_o be_v at_o this_o time_n another_o donatus_n bishop_n of_o bagaia_n who_o gather_v great_a troop_n of_o the_o circumcellian_o to_o oppose_v the_o emperor_n legate_n to_o intercept_v the_o gift_n and_o money_n which_o they_o be_v disperse_v for_o the_o relief_n of_o the_o several_a church_n of_o which_o the_o legate_n be_v advise_v and_o apprehend_v themselves_o in_o great_a danger_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o flock_v together_o of_o those_o desperate_a person_n they_o send_v to_o silvester_n who_o have_v then_o the_o command_n of_o the_o soldier_n to_o send_v they_o a_o guard_n of_o soldier_n not_o that_o they_o intend_v to_o be_v aggressor_n but_o only_o vim_o vi_o repellere_fw-la to_o defend_v themselves_o against_o those_o furious_a person_n that_o be_v in_o a_o extraordinary_a manner_n assemble_v and_o the_o event_n prove_v that_o they_o do_v but_o what_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o people_n be_v stir_v up_o to_o sedition_n by_o jealousy_n and_o prejudices_fw-la against_o the_o emperor_n which_o the_o donatist_n have_v scatter_v through_o all_o africa_n persuade_v they_o that_o paulus_n and_o macarius_n have_v bring_v with_o they_o certain_a image_n which_o they_o intend_v to_o set_v upon_o the_o altar_n and_o to_o command_v a_o superstitious_a worship_n and_o sacrifice_n to_o they_o whereas_o they_o come_v only_o as_o ambassador_n of_o peace_n and_o instrument_n of_o union_n and_o notwithstanding_o all_o the_o affront_n which_o they_o receive_v from_o that_o furious_a and_o desperate_a party_n who_o often_o set_v upon_o the_o guard_n of_o soldier_n to_o their_o own_o destruction_n the_o legate_n at_o the_o request_n of_o the_o catholic_n do_v forbear_v any_o far_a act_n of_o hostility_n nor_o do_v they_o act_v any_o thing_n prejudicial_a to_o the_o true_a religion_n nulli_fw-la dictum_fw-la est_fw-la nega_fw-la deum_fw-la incende_fw-la testamentum_fw-la etc._n etc._n 62._o opt._n p._n 62._o none_o be_v require_v to_o deny_v god_n to_o burn_v their_o bibles_n or_o destroy_v the_o church_n sola_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la ad_fw-la pacem_fw-la hortamenta_fw-la ut_fw-la deus_fw-la &_o christus_fw-la ejus_fw-la à _fw-la populo_fw-la in_o unum_fw-la conveniente_a pariter_fw-la rogaretur_fw-la they_o only_o endeavour_v according_a to_o the_o emperor_n instruction_n to_o exhort_v they_o to_o peace_n and_o unity_n that_o they_o will_v worship_v god_n and_o christ_n with_o one_o consent_n in_o a_o uniform_a manner_n but_o these_o exhortation_n to_o peace_n do_v more_o offend_v they_o than_o the_o tiding_n of_o war_n they_o love_v the_o inheritance_n of_o schism_n more_o than_o the_o legacy_n of_o christ_n nunciatâ_fw-la unitate_fw-la omnes_fw-la fugistis_fw-la at_o the_o very_a name_n of_o peace_n they_o all_o desert_n the_o legate_n 64._o op_v p._n 64._o and_o become_v their_o enemy_n and_o both_o by_o open_a violence_n and_o secret_a plot_n by_o their_o slander_n and_o sword_n too_o be_v always_o provoke_v they_o and_o yet_o these_o donatist_n do_v not_o only_o complain_v of_o persecution_n by_o the_o legate_n but_o impute_v it_o to_o the_o catholic_n as_o if_o they_o have_v procure_v those_o 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